Estimated Costs - College of Law - Graduate & Professional Admissions

JD & LLM Programs, 2008-09
These are the estimated annual expenses for JD and LLM students enrolled for 12 or more semester hours in the fall and spring semesters.

Domestic (U.S.) student costs

	Iowa Residents	Nonresidents
Tuition & Fees*	$17,916	$34,684
Books & Supplies	2,300	2,300
Living Expenses**	13,870	13,870
Total	$34,086	$50,854

* This includes the following fees: computer, student activity, student services, student union, building, and health.

** Living expenses reflect the estimated annual student costs of housing, transportation, food, and other personal expenses based on federal financial aid guidelines (family expenses not included), according to the UI Office of Student Financial Aid.

International student costs
These are the estimated costs of attendance for international students enrolled full-time in the College of Law's JD or LLM programs for the fall and spring semesters.

	International students with 1/4-time or greater graduate assistantships	International students without assistantships
Tuition	$16,758	$33,526
Student Health Fee	210	210
Computer Lab Fee	600	600
Student Activity Fee	60	60
Building Fee	119	119
Student Services Fee	65	65
Student Union Fee	104	104
Orientation Fee	185	185
International Student Fee	120	120
Books & Supplies	2,300	2,300
Health Insurance	316	1,356
Living Expenses	13,870	13,870
Total (in U.S. dollars)	$34,707	$52,515

Students with assistantships
Students holding an assistantship (quarter-time or more) are classified as residents for fee purposes for the terms during which their appointments are held and any adjacent Summer Sessions in which they are enrolled.

Students with dependents
There are additional estimated costs for students with dependents.

Living Expenses
For Your Spouse	$3,200
For Each Child	$2,500

Annual Health Insurance Costs
For You and Your Spouse	$3,828
For You, Spouse, and Child/ren	$9,120
For You and Child/ren	$7,656